TL;DR Triumph Rocket 3 Storm GT Specs at a Glance The Storm GT is powered by the largest production motorcycle engine on sale: a liquid-cooled, 12-valve, 2,458cc inline-three that makes 180 bhp at 7,000 rpm and 166 lb-ft at 4,000 rpm. It drives the rear wheel through a six-speed gearbox and a shaft. Spec 2026…
TL;DR The 2026 Ducati Panigale V4 R is the road-legal version of the bike Ducati races in World Superbike. It is the first homologated sportbike sold with Corner Sidepods and a race-pattern gearbox. Here is what it actually delivers, what Ducati claims versus what has been measured, and who it makes sense for. How Fast…
TL;DR What Actually Makes a Motorcycle Brand “American” credit: https://nrmotoco.com/ A motorcycle brand counts as American if it’s headquartered in the U.S. and designs its bikes here, but that’s a lower bar than “American-made.” Plenty of brands with deep U.S. roots now build engines, frames, or entire bikes overseas. That gap matters if domestic manufacturing,…
TL;DR Where Harleys Actually Get Built credit: https://wilkinsharley.com/ Harley-Davidson builds its motorcycles at two main U.S. plants, and they split the job. York, Pennsylvania does final assembly. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin builds the engines and transmissions that ship to York and get bolted in. That’s the short answer. Milwaukee gets the credit in most people’s heads…
TL;DR What Can-Am Actually Sells Today If you’re shopping for a “Can-Am motorcycle” expecting something that leans into corners like a Harley or a Honda, stop and reset your expectations. The current on-road lineup is almost entirely three-wheelers: the Ryker, the Spyder, and the newer Canyon. Two wheels touch the ground on the Pulse and…
TL;DR Who Founded GasGas and When? GasGas was founded in 1985 in Salt, a small town near Girona in Catalonia, Spain. Narcís Casas and Josep Pibernat started the company after the original Bultaco factory, where both men had worked, closed its doors in 1983. The name translates to “Go! Go!” in Catalan, and that fits…
TL;DR From a Santa Cruz Garage to the World’s Best-Known Electric Motorcycle Brand Zero Motorcycles started the way a lot of good ideas do: one person, a garage, and a problem to solve. Neal Saiki, an aeronautical engineer who had worked at NASA and later at Santa Cruz Mountain Bicycles, founded the company in January…
TL;DR How Benelli Started: A Widow, Six Sons, and a Workshop in Pesaro Benelli is an Italian motorcycle manufacturer founded in 1911 in Pesaro, a coastal city in the Marche region of northern Italy. Teresa Benelli, recently widowed, put her family’s entire savings into opening a small repair workshop so her six sons – Giuseppe,…
TL;DR CFMOTO isn’t a newcomer that decided to make motorcycles last Tuesday. The brand has been grinding since 1989, and the current lineup reflects over three decades of engineering development, a high-profile European partnership, a Moto3 World Championship, and an increasingly serious push into the American market. If you’re sizing up a CFMOTO before buying…
TL;DR Moto Guzzi is an Italian motorcycle manufacturer based in Mandello del Lario, in the Lecco province of northern Italy. Founded in 1921, it holds the distinction of being the oldest European motorcycle manufacturer in unbroken continuous production. Every model the company has ever sold — from the original 8 hp Normale to the current…
TL;DR Who Makes MV Agusta Motorcycles MV Agusta motorcycles are made by MV Agusta Motor S.p.A., an Italian company headquartered in Varese, at a plant in the Schiranna district on the shore of Lake Varese. That factory address hasn’t changed in decades. Despite a revolving door of corporate owners over the years, every MV Agusta…
TL;DR Where Is Husqvarna Motorcycles From and Who Makes It? Husqvarna Motorcycles is a Swedish-origin motorcycle brand that is currently designed, engineered, and manufactured in Mattighofen, Austria, by Bajaj Mobility AG through its subsidiary KTM AG. The company began as a weapons factory in the Swedish town of Huskvarna in 1689 and entered motorcycle production…
TL;DR Brand Fast Facts Detail Information Founded 1901, Redditch, England Current owner Eicher Motors Limited (NSE: EICHERMOT) Acquired by Eicher 1994 Headquarters Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India Design/engineering center Bruntingthorpe, Leicestershire, UK Engine range 349cc to 648cc (plus electric) Countries sold 50+ Annual sales (FY2024-25) 1.09 million units Where Royal Enfield Actually Started: England, 1901 Royal…
TL;DR What Aprilia Is and Where It Comes From Aprilia is an Italian motorcycle brand based in Noale, a small town in the province of Venice. Alberto Beggio started the company in 1945 as a bicycle factory right after World War II. The name comes from the Lancia Aprilia, a pre-war car that Beggio admired…
TL;DR Who Founded Indian Motorcycle and When Indian Motorcycle was founded in 1901 by George M. Hendee and Carl Oscar Hedstrom in Springfield, Massachusetts. Hendee ran the Hendee Manufacturing Company, which he had incorporated in 1898 as a bicycle producer. Hedstrom was a Swedish-born engineer who had already made a name for himself building racing…